Ballou High School - Roundtable Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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There are some people whom you just can't help liking, despite the fact that they embarrass you in front of your friends by telling you You're wrong! Such a person is the man to whom the senior class of 1969 has chosen to dedicate this yearbook-Mr. Emidio Esola. An ex-Navy man, Mr. Esola is one of the most active and most loved young teachers at Ballou. Besides being a lively, dedicated teacher of printing and electronics,- Mr. Esola is equally lively and dedicated in his extra-curricular activities. He is in charge of distributing hall lockers, is head coach of in-door and out-door track, and this year is the assistant football coach. He also volunteered to be the Ballou Knight Santa Claus. The same spirit extended beyond the school as he turned his classroom into a Santas' workshop where he and his students worked on toys for the underprivileged. No wonder the Charter stall' elected him Teacher of the month in November! Mr. Esola feels that the administration and students here at Ballou are the best he has seen yet. He would like to see, however, more girls' sports activities, a bigger pep club, better student treatment of the cafeteria, more school spirit, and students asking teachers for help when they have problems. The job of a teacher, says Mr. Esola, is not only to teach but also to advise, to become involved. Mr. Esola certainly epitomizes his concept of a good teacher. The senior class, yearbook staff, and Ballou administration hope that he will know and accept our appreciation through this dedication. This is only one way to express

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Civilization improves by the use of a single implement- knowledge. The teacher's mission involving this knowledge is the almost impossible role of prying open rich, young storehouses of raw knowledge and refining it into adult maturity and responsibility. Loneliness, hard work, determination, and sacrifice comprise the teacher's lot, with but one reward-the possibility of guiding one child to successful fultillment. But as the teacher's role requires sacrifice, the administrator's demands responsibility. The administrator's position is one of' authority and power exercised in making split second decisions. It is a task involving patient guidance in the face of problems. There are long exhausting hours of crises in attempts to prepare Ballou students for the complex world. Principals, counselors, and teachers are more often than not criticized, abused, and misunderstoodg for this reason we take time out to discover who these people are and why they mean so much to us . . .